Stefan Holm

Following on from yesterdays video of Mike Boyle on Box Jumps , I have another plyometric related video today. This is of High Jumper Stefan Holm going over some particularly high hurdles. Although at first it might seem an unusual training method, I can see some relevance to the sport of high jump. High jump involves taking off with one leg following a run up approach, as is occurring with the clearance of these hurdles. I am still not sure I would generally recommend attempting to perform...Read Full Story

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Holm stands at 6ft (1.81m) which is by no means short, but in the sport of high jumping  it is almost dwarf-like and he regularly concedes six inches in height to many of his major rivals and some inches shorter than the women’s World No.1 Blanka Vlasic of Croatia. - Read more Source: SpikesMag.comRead Full Story

Im heimischen Karlstad endete am Samstag endgültig die Laufbahn von Hochspringer Stefan Holm. Vor alten Freunden und Bekannten übersprang der Schwede, der fast ein Jahrzehnt langt seinen Sport geprägt hatte, in seinem letzten Wettkmapf 2,25 Meter. „Das war ein spezieller, sehr emotionaler Moment“, sagte er im Anschluss.Read Full Story

Swedish high jump legend looks to the road for his next challengeRead Full Story